We’ve explored the outside of Fairfax County’s Eden Center before, but what does the inside of this surprisingly fine-grained strip mall look like?
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If we’re going to be stuck with strip malls, then this one in Virginia is about as fine-grained and urban as it gets.
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The same design principles behind Japanese gardens can make the building of resilient and financially strong places into a joy, rather than a burden.
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Let’s take a walk together down two different streets, and observe what car-oriented places are like from the viewpoint of a pedestrian.
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What can be done about retail structures when they’re abandoned by their big-box tenants? One solution: break them down into smaller, much more dynamic spaces.
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A guide for making your urban spaces more fine-grained.
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There's a big difference between these two types of development and one will create a far better outcome for our cities.
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Andrew Price discusses the difference between "fine-grained" and "coarse-grained" urbanism.
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Urban environments full of fine-grained detail, hidden nooks and crannies and narrow passages are memorable, lovable places that stimulate our sense of play and adventure. They are a way to use land more intensively and productively without building monolithic, outsized developments. A historic artists' colony nestled in a residential neighborhood in Florida provides an example.
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Andrew Price discusses the difference between "fine-grained" and "coarse-grained" urbanism.
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